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Be it known that I, Janus H. RnIsrNGnn, of Vinton, in the county of Gallia, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Animah'lrap; and Ido hereby declare that the 'following is a full and exact description of Jche same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and tothe-letters of reference i marked thereon. l

rIhis invention relates to an improved self-setting animalgtrap, of novel construction and arrangement, as n'illbe fully described hereinafter;

Figure 1 represents a perspective view. of my trap. -Figure 2, a seetionalview through the line a: x. Figure 3, a sectional view through the line gf y. Figure 4, a plan view ot the trap reversed; and Figure 5, a detached view of the gate I.

In the drawings, A represents a box, of proper shape and size, which is supported'npon the bars a'. B represents a T-shaped platform, pivoted at ZVZ, upon which the animal steps. l C C represent entrance-doors in theisides of the trap, which are hinged at the bottom, and open out upon the platforms c c. Y I

D D represent triangular blocks of wood, piroted at chaud connected, by meahs of rods, cl', with the platform B and doors C C. v

E represents a hanging bar, of lshape shown, which swings freely upon the rod c, and is provided withthe bait-hook eh- The lower and inner part of .the bar is hook-shaped, and'catches' into the staple 6 of the platform B. v

F represents a partition, which ex'tendsfaeross-the box, as shown, in which is lthe openinghf.

v G represents a passage-way, formed. Vbypartitions H', extending from the opening fa certain distance lengthwise of the trap, in which former are the gatcs or falls I I.

These gates are so arranged as to allow the animal to push on into the trap, but entirely prevent any retro.-` grade movement. The rst of' these 'gates,rI, hangs nearly perpendicular, lbut theother, I', is inclined at an"` angle of about forty-tive degrees;

The bottom of the passage-i'vay'G is formed bythe stem of the T-shapod platform.

I represents a rod extending up fromi't'he rear end ot the stem of theplatform', which bears against'the bent rod a" in the gate I. Apin, It, in the partition H, assists-in guidini the rod J. This arrangement is intended for the purpose of preventing the trap from being resetibefore the last gate, I', islaised, for thc`bent rod ef binds against the rodJ, when the .gate I is down, and thusprevents the rear'end ofthe platform. from being depressed, but when4 the gate is raised, the rod J is released from pressure, andthe Weight of the animal resets the trap.

'K represents the rear end of thetrnp, which is provided ivith bars, by which means the'light is admitted; One or two of these bars'may be made loose, in order that the encaged animals may be readily removed when desired.

Fromithis description the operation of my trap will be' readilyunderstood.

rIhe trap, having been properly baited, is set by throwing up the platform B until thevstaple catches in the hook e2. `An animal, upon entering. the trap, may play around upon the platform with perfect impunity unless he touches the bait. Upon seizing the bait, hoivever, he pulls the catch 'from lthestaple, and, consequently, his Weight immediately depresses vthe'platforml andcloses .the doors C C by means of the rods OZ andblocks D. Finding his entrance tvay entirely closed, the animal .naturally springs forivard in the direction of the light and pushes up the gateI, y' l When'once started in this direction, he finds return impossible, and is obliged to proceed. In pushing up the last gate, I', however, he releases the rod J from pressure, and the stem ofthe platform B, being depressed by his weight, the trap is reset,

This operation may be repeated any number of times. If desired, pulleys and eordsmey be used in place of the rods d and blocks D.A` By this construction and arrangement, a. simple but extremely eeient self-setting trap is produced. Y

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim asV new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

h `flhe trap A, having the pivoted platform B, of shape described, doors C C, blocks D, rods d', bait-hook E, arranged as described, passnge-way G, gates I I?, and rod d', the whole being construeted and operated substantially es described. i

This specification signed and witnessed, this fourteenth day of March, 1868.

` JAMES H.- REISINGER.

Witnesses:

Rom'. B. CARTER, Umm BowMAN. 

